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Rackspace Hosting Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
For the quarter ended September 30, 2012:

Net revenue of $336 million grew 27% year-over-year
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $122 million grew 38% year-over-year
Achieved adjusted EBITDA margin of 36.2%, up from 33.3% year-over-year
Net income of $27 million grew 36% year-over-year

SAN ANTONIO - November 6, 2012 - Rackspace® Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX), the open cloud company, announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Net revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $336 million, up 5.3% from the previous quarter and 27% from the third quarter of 2011. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was negatively impacted by currency exchange rates, when compared to the third quarter of 2011, by $1.5 million, and was negatively impacted compared to the previous quarter by $0.1 million.
Total server count increased to 89,051 up from 84,978 servers at the end of the previous quarter, and total customers increased to 197,635, up from 190,958 at the end of the previous quarter.
We have successfully enhanced our product and services portfolio while managing a rapidly growing business and building a better economic model. We believe the work we’ve accomplished so far in 2012 increases our competitiveness in this massive cloud opportunity,” said Karl Pichler, chief financial officer.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $122 million, an 8.8% increase compared to the second quarter of 2012 and a 38% increase compared to the third quarter of 2011. The adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 36.2% compared to 35.1% in the previous quarter and 33.3% for the third quarter of 2011.
Consistent with prior periods, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin were negatively impacted by a non-cash charge relating to data center operating leases. During the third quarter of 2012, the non-cash data center lease charge was $2.3 million.
Net income was $27 million for the quarter, up 8.2% from the previous quarter and up 36% from the third quarter of 2011. Net income margin for the quarter was 8.1% compared to 7.9% for the previous quarter and 7.6% in the third quarter of 2011.
Cash flow from operating activities was $100 million for the third quarter of 2012. Capital expenditures were $85 million, including $51 million for purchases of customer gear, $5.8 million for data center build outs, $3.4 million for office build outs and $25 million for capitalized software and other projects.
Adjusted free cash flow(1) for the quarter was $34.1 million. Return on capital(1) improved to 16.0% in the third quarter, compared to 15.5% in the prior quarter and 14.8% in the third quarter of 2011. Average monthly revenue per server grew for the thirteenth consecutive quarter to $1,287 from $1,270 in the prior quarter and $1,155 in the third quarter of 2011.
At the end of the third quarter of 2012, cash and cash equivalents were $258 million, and debt including capital lease obligations totaled $150 million.
On a worldwide basis, Rackspace employed 4,596 Rackers as of September 30, 2012, up from 4,528 in the previous quarter.
Rackspace just open sourced the cloud. We're excited to report that the rollout of our new Open Cloud platform, built on OpenStack, is finally complete. With the new products now in production, Rackspace offers a better, faster and more valuable cloud experience, built on an open platform that gives our customers true choice and control without the fear of being locked-in to one vendor’s technology. Rackspace customers can choose how, where, and with whom they deploy applications, as well as the deployment option that best fits their needs – whether that’s public, private or a hybrid cloud infrastructure, all backed by our unmatched culture of customer service, known throughout the industry as Fanatical Support®,” said Lanham Napier, chief executive officer.

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Rackspace Developments and Business Highlights
Rackspace introduced a suite of open cloud products including Cloud Servers, Cloud Monitoring, Private Cloud Software, and Critical Application Services. The introduction of these open cloud products marks the first time any company has deployed a large-scale open source public cloud powered by OpenStack®. Customers can now select from private, public or hybrid offerings and have the flexibility to deploy their solutions in a Rackspace data center or another data center of their choice. For the first time, Rackspace’s open cloud products also give application developers and IT organizations in businesses large and small the ability to build, test and deploy applications in the cloud without being locked-in to a single provider.

We announced the release of Rackspace Private Cloud software, powered by OpenStack – making it simple and easy for companies to install, test and run a multi-node OpenStack-based private cloud environment in their own data center, at Rackspace, or in a collocation facility.

Rackspace also extended Critical Application Services to the open cloud, allowing companies to focus on their core business while Rackspace keeps their vital apps running smoothly. To provide this service level, Rackspace uses a unique combination of web-scale engineers, on-going consultation, and performance monitoring through a CA Technologies application performance management solution. Every environment is tailored to the customer’s specific business needs.

Rackspace also announced the release of Rackspace Cloud Monitoring, a flexible and highly scalable solution that empowers customers to track the health of their infrastructure - including websites, ports and protocols. The service provides real-time alerts allowing customers to react quickly and help prevent downtime. With Rackspace Cloud Monitoring, customers can easily monitor their infrastructure whether it’s hosted on-premise or off-premise, with any cloud provider and in any location across the globe.

Rackspace launched its first Australian data center, located at Erskine Park in Western Sydney. The new multi-million dollar investment will support the company's ongoing growth in Australia. Rackspace can now offer local dedicated hosting and managed virtualization solutions to larger IT customers looking to deploy enterprise grade private cloud solutions based on VMware. Target customers include large enterprises, financial firms, government entities, and other customers who prefer to keep their data onshore. The data center also provides the perfect launch pad for Rackspace's OpenStack-based Open Cloud platform, expected to launch into the local market.

Rackspace acquired Mailgun to further enhance Rackspace’s product portfolio, making it easy to integrate cloud-based email services into applications and websites within minutes. Mailgun provides a powerful set of APIs that allows users to send, receive, and track email easily from within their applications – without managing an email server or becoming an expert in email setup, operations and deliverability. This full-featured email service allows customers to engage their users and optimize the email capability of their application and websites with all the analytics and data needed to measure the impact.

Rackspace was included in FORTUNE's fastest growing companies list. We appear at number 67 and are listed among names such as Apple, OpenTable and F5. This recognition is a reflection of the hard work and commitment Rackers put forth every single day. Our company is growing during a time of economic struggle and it’s rewarding to be recognized by a reputable source such as FORTUNE.

Conference Call and Webcast
Management will host a conference call to discuss the results starting today at 4:30 p.m. ET.
To access the conference call, please dial 888-587-0611 from the United States and Canada or dial 719-325-2421 from abroad and reference pass code 1014272. A live webcast and a replay of the conference call will be available on Rackspace's website, located at http://ir.rackspace.com.

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About Rackspace Hosting

Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE: RAX) is the open cloud company, delivering open technologies and powering more than 190,000 customers worldwide. Rackspace provides its renowned Fanatical Support® across a broad portfolio of IT products, including Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting and Dedicated Hosting. The company offers choice, flexibility and freedom from vendor lock in. Rackspace has been recognized by Bloomberg BusinessWeek as a Top 100 Performing Technology Company and is featured on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Rackspace was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant by Gartner Inc. in the “2011 Magic Quadrant for Managed Hosting.” Rackspace is headquartered in San Antonio with offices and data centers around the world. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Rackspace Hosting could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including any statements concerning expected operational and financial results, long-term investment strategies, growth plans, expected results from the integration of technologies and acquired businesses, and the performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include infrastructure failures, the deterioration of economic conditions or fluctuations, disruptions, instability or downturns in the economy, the effectiveness of managing company growth, technological and competitive factors, regulatory factors, and other risks that are described in Rackspace Hosting’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2012 and in Rackspace Hosting’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, expected to be filed later this week. Except as required by law, Rackspace Hosting assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Contact:

Investor Relations        Corporate Communications
Bryan McGrath            Rachel Ferry
210-312-5230            210-312-3732
ir@rackspace.com        rachel.ferry@rackspace.com


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Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
September 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
September 30,
2012
Net revenue
 
$
264,572

 
$
318,990

 
$
335,985

 
$
741,803

 
$
956,330

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
 
82,445

 
90,052

 
94,731

 
226,244

 
272,023

Sales and marketing
 
31,838

 
39,613

 
38,924

 
93,053

 
117,039

General and administrative
 
69,701

 
86,813

 
93,028

 
198,232

 
263,219

Depreciation and amortization
 
49,518

 
61,808

 
63,972

 
140,568

 
180,931

Total costs and expenses
 
233,502

 
278,286

 
290,655

 
658,097

 
833,212

Income from operations
 
31,070

 
40,704

 
45,330

 
83,706

 
123,118

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(1,531
)
 
(1,233
)
 
(1,253
)
 
(4,544
)
 
(3,758
)
Interest and other income (expense)
 
(276
)
 
(405
)
 
38

 
(968
)
 
(230
)
Total other income (expense)
 
(1,807
)
 
(1,638
)
 
(1,215
)
 
(5,512
)
 
(3,988
)
Income before income taxes
 
29,263

 
39,066

 
44,115

 
78,194

 
119,130

Income taxes
 
9,281

 
13,932

 
16,918

 
26,830

 
43,619

Net income
 
$
19,982

 
$
25,134

 
$
27,197

 
$
51,364

 
$
75,511

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.15

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.40

 
$
0.56

Diluted
 
$
0.14

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.54

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
130,662

 
135,033

 
135,946

 
129,414

 
134,683

Diluted
 
138,453

 
140,786

 
141,474

 
137,751

 
140,794


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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)
December 31, 2011
 
September 30, 2012
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
159,856

 
$
257,651

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits of $3,420 as of December 31, 2011 and $4,031 as of September 30, 2012
68,709

 
94,271

Deferred income taxes
9,841

 
7,366

Prepaid expenses
22,006

 
32,428

Other current assets
2,953

 
3,733

Total current assets
263,365

 
395,449

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
627,490

 
705,153

Goodwill
59,993

 
68,742

Intangible assets, net
26,034

 
25,189

Other non-current assets
49,600

 
47,232

Total assets
$
1,026,482

 
$
1,241,765

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
156,004

 
$
177,328

Current portion of deferred revenue
14,835

 
15,253

Current portion of obligations under capital leases
66,031

 
69,961

Current portion of debt
879

 
2,346

Total current liabilities
237,749

 
264,888

 
 
 
 
Non-current deferred revenue
3,446

 
3,230

Non-current obligations under capital leases
72,216

 
75,150

Non-current debt

 
2,655

Non-current deferred income taxes
68,781

 
59,612

Non-current deferred rent
23,343

 
29,742

Other non-current liabilities
21,524

 
24,554

Total liabilities
427,059

 
459,831

 
 
 
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


 


 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock
132

 
137

Additional paid-in capital
383,031

 
483,196

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(14,732
)
 
(7,902
)
Retained earnings
230,992

 
306,503

Total stockholders’ equity
599,423

 
781,934

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,026,482

 
$
1,241,765


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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
September 30,
2012
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
19,982

 
$
25,134

 
$
27,197

 
$
51,364

 
$
75,511

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
49,518

 
61,808

 
63,972

 
140,568

 
180,931

Loss on disposal of equipment, net
85

 
86

 
597

 
357

 
962

Provision for bad debts and customer credits
1,224

 
1,678

 
1,426

 
4,462

 
4,559

Deferred income taxes
3,330

 
(1,602
)
 
1,120

 
9,189

 
3,793

Deferred rent
2,457

 
2,120

 
2,279

 
8,271

 
6,329

Share-based compensation expense
7,395

 
9,375

 
12,418

 
21,188

 
30,302

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements
(10,326
)
 
(9,601
)
 
(5,145
)
 
(11,916
)
 
(34,981
)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
507

 
(10,306
)
 
(9,789
)
 
(17,363
)
 
(29,103
)
Income taxes receivable
2,469

 

 

 
4,397

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(12,569
)
 
6,172

 
(18,910
)
 
(10,091
)
 
(11,030
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1)
5,014

 
15,722

 
26,222

 
25,329

 
51,785

Deferred revenue
(773
)
 
(791
)
 
(997
)
 
(1,096
)
 
(292
)
All other operating activities
(461
)
 
1,534

 
(190
)
 
517

 
524

Net cash provided by operating activities
67,852

 
101,329

 
100,200

 
225,176

 
279,290

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment (1)
(67,916
)
 
(65,786
)
 
(54,644
)
 
(189,898
)
 
(188,034
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 
(5,233
)
 
(952
)
 
(5,945
)
All other investing activities
105

 
32

 
3

 
105

 
42

Net cash used in investing activities
(67,811
)
 
(65,754
)
 
(59,874
)
 
(190,745
)
 
(193,937
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal payments of capital leases
(17,434
)
 
(17,769
)
 
(17,928
)
 
(48,854
)
 
(52,970
)
Principal payments of notes payable
(435
)
 
(440
)
 
(1,032
)
 
(1,476
)
 
(1,911
)
Payments for debt issuance costs
(1,114
)
 

 

 
(1,114
)
 

Payments for deferred acquisition obligations
(2,900
)
 
(2,900
)
 

 
(2,900
)
 
(4,726
)
Proceeds from notes payable

 

 
691

 

 
691

Receipt of Texas Enterprise Fund Grant

 

 

 

 
3,500

Proceeds from employee stock plans
4,815

 
5,462

 
13,671

 
27,782

 
31,514

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements
10,326

 
9,601

 
5,145

 
11,916

 
34,981

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(6,742
)
 
(6,046
)
 
547

 
(14,646
)
 
11,079

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(644
)
 
(612
)
 
1,330

 
(46
)
 
1,363

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(7,345
)
 
28,917

 
42,203

 
19,739

 
97,795

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
132,025

 
186,531

 
215,448

 
104,941

 
159,856

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
124,680

 
$
215,448

 
$
257,651

 
$
124,680

 
$
257,651

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of property and equipment by vendor financed capital leases
$
23,179

 
$
21,380

 
$
15,889

 
$
62,755

 
$
59,833

Acquisition of property and equipment by vendor financed notes payable

 
2,045

 
3,192

 

 
5,237

Increase (decrease) in property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses
2,463

 
(7,243
)
 
11,658

 
12,886

 
(3,437
)
Non-cash purchases of property and equipment
$
25,642

 
$
16,182

 
$
30,739

 
$
75,641

 
$
61,633

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares issued in business combinations
$

 
$

 
$
2,745

 
$

 
$
2,745

Cash payments for interest, net of amount capitalized
$
1,580

 
$
1,208

 
$
1,122

 
$
4,356

 
$
3,588

Cash payments for income taxes
$
3,782

 
$
2,117

 
$
3,796

 
$
15,417

 
$
7,868

(1)
The amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the three months ended June 30, 2012 were corrected for immaterial errors. The change was a reclassification between purchases of property and equipment in investing activities and the change in accounts payable and accrued expenses in operating activities. The impact of the change is reflected in the supplemental line "Increase (decrease) in property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses." There were no changes to the other financial statements.

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Key Metrics - Quarter to Date
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except average monthly revenue per server)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2011
 
March 31,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dedicated Cloud, net revenue
$
213,899

 
$
224,808

 
$
236,604

 
$
246,417

 
$
256,559

Public Cloud, net revenue
$
50,673

 
$
58,453

 
$
64,751

 
$
72,573

 
$
79,426

Net revenue
$
264,572

 
$
283,261

 
$
301,355

 
$
318,990

 
$
335,985

Revenue growth (year over year)
32.5
 %
 
31.9
 %
 
31.0
 %
 
29.0
 %
 
27.0
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net upgrades (monthly average)
1.8
 %
 
2.0
 %
 
1.5
 %
 
1.7
 %
 
1.6
 %
Churn (monthly average)
-0.9
 %
 
-0.8
 %
 
-0.8
 %
 
-0.8
 %
 
-0.8
 %
Growth in installed base (monthly average) (2)
0.9
 %
 
1.2
 %
 
0.7
 %
 
1.0
 %
 
0.8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of customers at period end (3)
161,422
 
172,510
 
180,866
 
190,958
 
197,635
Number of employees (Rackers) at period end
3,799
 
4,040
 
4,335
 
4,528
 
4,596
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of servers deployed at period end
78,717
 
79,805
 
82,438
 
84,978
 
89,051
Average monthly revenue per server
$
1,155

 
$
1,191

 
$
1,238

 
$
1,270

 
$
1,287

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profitability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
$
31,070

 
$
39,765

 
$
37,084

 
$
40,704

 
$
45,330

Depreciation and amortization
$
49,518

 
$
54,844

 
$
55,151

 
$
61,808

 
$
63,972

Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
$
1,005

 
$
1,047

 
$
1,236

 
$
1,113

 
$
1,282

Sales and marketing
$
864

 
$
839

 
$
1,114

 
$
1,393

 
$
1,943

General and administrative
$
5,526

 
$
5,699

 
$
6,159

 
$
6,869

 
$
9,193

Total share-based compensation expense
$
7,395

 
$
7,585

 
$
8,509

 
$
9,375

 
$
12,418

Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
87,983

 
$
102,194

 
$
100,744

 
$
111,887

 
$
121,720

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA margin
33.3
 %
 
36.1
 %
 
33.4
 %
 
35.1
 %
 
36.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income margin
11.7
 %
 
14.0
 %
 
12.3
 %
 
12.8
 %
 
13.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
$
31,070

 
$
39,765

 
$
37,084

 
$
40,704

 
$
45,330

Effective tax rate
31.7
 %
 
34.5
 %
 
35.5
 %
 
35.7
 %
 
38.3
 %
Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) (1)
$
21,221

 
$
26,046

 
$
23,919

 
$
26,173

 
$
27,969

NOPAT margin
8.0
 %
 
9.2
 %
 
7.9
 %
 
8.2
 %
 
8.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital efficiency and returns
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing debt
$
144,152

 
$
139,126

 
$
143,978

 
$
149,226

 
$
150,112

Stockholders' equity
$
551,049

 
$
599,423

 
$
668,436

 
$
714,819

 
$
781,934

Less: Excess cash
$
(92,931
)
 
$
(125,865
)
 
$
(150,368
)
 
$
(177,169
)
 
$
(217,333
)
Capital base
$
602,270

 
$
612,684

 
$
662,046

 
$
686,876

 
$
714,713

Average capital base
$
575,298

 
$
607,477

 
$
637,365

 
$
674,461

 
$
700,795

Capital turnover (annualized)
1.84
 
1.87
 
1.89
 
1.89
 
1.92
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on capital (annualized) (1)
14.8
 %
 
17.2
 %
 
15.0
 %
 
15.5
 %
 
16.0
 %

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Three Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except average monthly revenue per server)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2011
 
March 31,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
Capital expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
$
67,916

 
$
56,629

 
$
67,604

 
$
65,786

 
$
54,644

Non-cash purchases of property and equipment
$
25,642

 
$
22,726

 
$
14,712

 
$
16,182

 
$
30,739

Total capital expenditures
$
93,558

 
$
79,355

 
$
82,316

 
$
81,968

 
$
85,383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer gear
$
53,643

 
$
47,376

 
$
52,999

 
$
53,746

 
$
51,026

Data center build outs
$
16,715

 
$
6,568

 
$
9,473

 
$
3,285

 
$
5,767

Office build outs
$
8,806

 
$
9,915

 
$
4,666

 
$
4,015

 
$
3,413

Capitalized software and other projects
$
14,394

 
$
15,496

 
$
15,178

 
$
20,922

 
$
25,177

Total capital expenditures
$
93,558

 
$
79,355

 
$
82,316

 
$
81,968

 
$
85,383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Infrastructure capacity and utilization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Megawatts under contract at period end
41.9

 
48.1

 
47.8

 
58.0

 
58.0

Megawatts available for use at period end
29.7

 
30.7

 
32.2

 
32.7

 
33.7

Megawatts utilized at period end
20.2

 
20.9

 
21.4

 
22.7

 
23.5

Annualized net revenue per average Megawatt of power utilized
$
53,994

 
$
55,136

 
$
56,994

 
$
57,867

 
$
58,179


(1) See discussion and reconciliation of our Non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures.
(2) Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of the line items in the table above.
(3) Customers are counted on an account basis, and therefore a customer with more than one account with us would be included as more than one customer. Furthermore, amounts include SaaS customers for Jungle Disk using a Rackspace storage solution. Jungle Disk customers using a third-party storage solution are excluded.

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Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2011
 
March 31,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue
$
264,572

 
$
283,261

 
$
301,355

 
$
318,990

 
$
335,985

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
82,445

 
82,851

 
87,240

 
90,052

 
94,731

Sales and marketing
31,838

 
33,452

 
38,502

 
39,613

 
38,924

General and administrative
69,701

 
72,349

 
83,378

 
86,813

 
93,028

Depreciation and amortization
49,518

 
54,844

 
55,151

 
61,808

 
63,972

Total costs and expenses
233,502

 
243,496

 
264,271

 
278,286

 
290,655

Income from operations
31,070

 
39,765

 
37,084

 
40,704

 
45,330

Other income (expense):
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(1,531
)
 
(1,304
)
 
(1,272
)
 
(1,233
)
 
(1,253
)
Interest and other income (expense)
(276
)
 
(226
)
 
137

 
(405
)
 
38

Total other income (expense)
(1,807
)
 
(1,530
)
 
(1,135
)
 
(1,638
)
 
(1,215
)
Income before income taxes
29,263

 
38,235

 
35,949

 
39,066

 
44,115

Income taxes
9,281

 
13,188

 
12,769

 
13,932

 
16,918

Net income
$
19,982

 
$
25,047

 
$
23,180

 
$
25,134

 
$
27,197

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
(Percent of net revenue)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2011
 
March 31,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
31.2
 %
 
29.2
 %
 
28.9
 %
 
28.2
 %
 
28.2
 %
Sales and marketing
12.0
 %
 
11.8
 %
 
12.8
 %
 
12.4
 %
 
11.6
 %
General and administrative
26.3
 %
 
25.5
 %
 
27.7
 %
 
27.2
 %
 
27.7
 %
Depreciation and amortization
18.7
 %
 
19.4
 %
 
18.3
 %
 
19.4
 %
 
19.0
 %
Total costs and expenses
88.3
 %
 
86.0
 %
 
87.7
 %
 
87.2
 %
 
86.5
 %
Income from operations
11.7
 %
 
14.0
 %
 
12.3
 %
 
12.8
 %
 
13.5
 %
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(0.6
)%
 
(0.5
)%
 
(0.4
)%
 
(0.4
)%
 
(0.4
)%
Interest and other income (expense)
(0.1
)%
 
(0.1
)%
 
0.0
 %
 
(0.1
)%
 
0.0
 %
Total other income (expense)
(0.7
)%
 
(0.5
)%
 
(0.4
)%
 
(0.5
)%
 
(0.4
)%
Income before income taxes
11.1
 %
 
13.5
 %
 
11.9
 %
 
12.2
 %
 
13.1
 %
Income taxes
3.5
 %
 
4.7
 %
 
4.2
 %
 
4.4
 %
 
5.0
 %
Net income
7.6
 %
 
8.8
 %
 
7.7
 %
 
7.9
 %
 
8.1
 %
Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of the line items in the table above.

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(1) Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP financial measure)

We use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to review and assess our performance.  We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net income, plus income taxes, total other (income) expense, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash charges for share-based compensation.

Adjusted EBITDA is a metric that is used in our industry by the investment community for comparative and valuation purposes. We disclose this metric in order to support and facilitate the dialogue with research analysts and investors.

Note that Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. See our Adjusted EBITDA to net income reconciliations in the table below.

 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2011
 
March 31,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
Net revenue
$
264,572

 
$
283,261

 
$
301,355

 
$
318,990

 
$
335,985

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
$
31,070

 
$
39,765

 
$
37,084

 
$
40,704

 
$
45,330

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
19,982

 
$
25,047

 
$
23,180

 
$
25,134

 
$
27,197

   Plus: Income taxes
9,281

 
13,188

 
12,769

 
13,932

 
16,918

   Plus: Total other (income) expense
1,807

 
1,530

 
1,135

 
1,638

 
1,215

   Plus: Depreciation and amortization
49,518

 
54,844

 
55,151

 
61,808

 
63,972

   Plus: Share-based compensation expense
7,395

 
7,585

 
8,509

 
9,375

 
12,418

Adjusted EBITDA
$
87,983

 
$
102,194

 
$
100,744

 
$
111,887

 
$
121,720

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income margin
11.7
%
 
14.0
%
 
12.3
%
 
12.8
%
 
13.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA margin
33.3
%
 
36.1
%
 
33.4
%
 
35.1
%
 
36.2
%

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Return on Capital (ROC) (Non-GAAP financial measure)

We define Return on Capital (ROC) as follows:

ROC = Net Operating Profit After Tax (NOPAT)
Average Capital Base

NOPAT = Income from operations x (1 – Effective tax rate)

Average capital base = Average of (Interest bearing debt + stockholders’ equity – excess cash) = Average of (Total assets – excess cash – accounts payables and accrued expenses – deferred revenue – other non-current liabilities, deferred income taxes, and deferred rent); calculated on a quarterly basis.

We define excess cash as the amount of cash and cash equivalents that exceeds our operating cash requirements, which is calculated as three percent of our annualized net revenue for the three months prior to the period end.  We will periodically review the calculation and adjust it to reflect our projected cash requirements for the upcoming year.

We believe that ROC is an important metric for investors in evaluating our company’s performance. ROC relates to after-tax operating profits with the capital that is placed into service. It is therefore a performance metric that incorporates both the Statement of Comprehensive Income and the Balance Sheet.  ROC measures how successfully capital is deployed within a company.

Note that ROC is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for return on assets, which we calculate directly from amounts on the Statement of Comprehensive Income and the Balance Sheet. ROC has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider ROC in isolation or as a substitute for other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate ROC differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. See our ROC reconciliation to return on assets below.

 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2011
 
March 31,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
Income from operations
$
31,070

 
$
39,765

 
$
37,084

 
$
40,704

 
$
45,330

Effective tax rate
31.7
%
 
34.5
%
 
35.5
%
 
35.7
%
 
38.3
%
Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT)
$
21,221

 
$
26,046

 
$
23,919

 
$
26,173

 
$
27,969

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
19,982

 
$
25,047

 
$
23,180

 
$
25,134

 
$
27,197

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets at period end
$
970,677

 
$
1,026,482

 
$
1,089,393

 
$
1,138,728

 
$
1,241,765

Less: Excess cash
(92,931
)
 
(125,865
)
 
(150,368
)
 
(177,169
)
 
(217,333
)
Less: Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(148,464
)
 
(156,004
)
 
(153,668
)
 
(148,091
)
 
(177,328
)
Less: Deferred revenue (current and non-current)
(17,772
)
 
(18,281
)
 
(20,195
)
 
(19,227
)
 
(18,483
)
Less: Other non-current liabilities, deferred income taxes, and deferred rent
(109,240
)
 
(113,648
)
 
(103,116
)
 
(107,365
)
 
(113,908
)
Capital base
$
602,270

 
$
612,684

 
$
662,046

 
$
686,876

 
$
714,713

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average total assets
$
929,127

 
$
998,580

 
$
1,057,938

 
$
1,114,061

 
$
1,190,247

Average capital base
$
575,298

 
$
607,477

 
$
637,365

 
$
674,461

 
$
700,795

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on assets (annualized)
8.6
%
 
10.0
%
 
8.8
%
 
9.0
%
 
9.1
%
Return on capital (annualized)
14.8
%
 
17.2
%
 
15.0
%
 
15.5
%
 
16.0
%

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Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP financial measure)

We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA plus non-cash deferred rent, less total capital expenditures (including non-cash purchases of property and equipment), cash payments for interest, net, and cash payments for income taxes, net.

We believe that Adjusted Free Cash Flow is an important metric for investors in evaluating how a company is currently using cash generated and may indicate its ability to generate cash that can potentially be used by the business for capital investments, acquisitions, reduction of debt, payment of dividends, etc. Note that Adjusted Free Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. See our Adjusted Free Cash Flow reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA below, as well as our reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA provided above. 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2012
Adjusted EBITDA
$
121,720

 
$
334,351

Non-cash deferred rent
2,279

 
6,329

Total capital expenditures
(85,383
)
 
(249,667
)
Cash payments for interest, net
(1,091
)
 
(3,526
)
Cash payments for income taxes, net
(3,425
)
 
(7,200
)
Adjusted free cash flow
$
34,100

 
$
80,287


Net Leverage (Non-GAAP financial measure)

We define Net Leverage as Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA (trailing twelve months).

We believe that Net Leverage is an important metric for investors in evaluating a company’s liquidity. Note that Net Leverage is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We believe that Net Leverage provides an additional indicator when assessing our liquidity, capital structure and leverage and provides insight into a company's ability to assume more debt if and when required. A negative Net Leverage indicates that our cash and cash equivalents is greater than our total debt as of the balance sheet date. See our Net Leverage calculation below.
 
As of
 
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2012
 
Obligations under capital leases
$
145,111

 
Debt
5,001

 
Total debt
$
150,112

 
Less: Cash and cash equivalents
(257,651
)
 
Net debt
$
(107,539
)
 
Adjusted EBITDA (trailing twelve months)
$
436,545

 
Net leverage
(0.25)

x

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